Martinez looking to add in January

Everton boss Roberto Martinez hinted that he would add to his squad in January, but that it had to be the right player for the job.

Echoing his comments during the summer transfer window, Martinez said that he won’t just bring in a player to make up the numbers, but would rather wait until the right player became available.

“Arouna and Darron are two unexpected absences and we need to be as strong as we can be in the final third of the season, so we’ll have to look into it,” he said.

“We’re always looking, and in January we’ll have to see where we are.

“What’s important though is we never bring in players for the sake of it.

“It won’t be a case of getting someone just to make up the numbers.

“If we find the right players we’ll look into it, but if not I will look at the U21s and younger players here and make sure someone steps up because I’ve been impressed in that regard and it’s important we keep that in mind.”